However, something about this situation was different.
Via was an infamous fallen angel.
His reputation wasn't based solely on strength, either. Other fallen angels despised him, feared him, and treated him as someone who was dangerous even by their own standards. Someone with that kind of reputation shouldn't have been defeated by a simple opening like this.
Aria's instincts immediately screamed that something was wrong.
"ARIA!" Yuuna suddenly shouted.
The warning came too late.
Aria's eyes widened as she finally sensed the danger behind her.
Before she could turn around, a sword plunged through her back.
The blade emerged from the front of her chest, passing between her breasts as the sudden impact forced the air from her lungs. Aria stared down at the weapon sticking out of her body, her expression frozen in disbelief for a moment before the pain finally reached her.
She coughed violently.
A mouthful of blood spilled from her lips.
"Aria!"
